From The BBC-
About 900 Anglicans are expected to convert to Catholicism this Easter in protest at the Church of England's decision to ordain women as bishops.
They will join a special section of the Catholic Church - the Ordinariate - which has been created specifically for them by Pope Benedict XVI.
The group from dioceses in England and Wales includes 61 former clergy.
The newly-appointed Archbishop of Cardiff has praised the CofE for the way it has dealt with the new group.
Last month, the first wave of about 600 Anglicans officially left the Church of England. They attended Mass marking Ash Wednesday before spending Lent preparing to convert.
Five former bishops have already been ordained as Roman Catholic priests.
BBC religious affairs correspondent Robert Pigott says while the numbers are only a tiny proportion of the CofE's membership, the conversions were still a "significant development".
More here-
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13153316
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